Construction Unions Sound Alarm Over E. 42nd St. Development Site Safety Concerns. A bitter dispute is brewing between labor unions and the developers behind a contentious residential conversion project on East 42nd Street. The construction union has issued a scathing rebuke, labeling the developers as reckless in their handling of the site. The union is now demanding that safety protocols be put in place before any work can resume, citing unspecified concerns over the site's current state. As tensions escalate, the future of the project hangs in the balance, raising questions about the balance between progress and public safety.


Slamming the developers of the E. 42nd St. residential conversion project as reckless, a construction union says the site’s safety must be guaranteed if any work there is to resume.